Interpretation bias in Cluster-C and borderline personality disorders

► We investigated interpretational biases in Cluster-C and Borderline Personality Disorder (PD). ► Participants answered open and closed questions about short scenes they imagined. ► Specific biases in Avoidant-Dependent and Borderline PD were found. ► Obsessive Compulsive PD may be more characterized by cognitive style than content. ► Results support cognitive therapy models of PDs, except for Obsessive Compulsive PD.